MECHANICAL PIPING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A mechanical piping system and method is described herein. The system includes a first pipe with a first connection element disposed on an outer surface of the first pipe. The system also includes a second pipe with a second connection element disposed on an outer surface of the second pipe. An alignment element may also be included, with the alignment element creating a sealed flow path through the first pipe and the second pipe. Also, an external collar assembly may be included. The external collar assembly may engage the first connection element and second connection element and laterally secure the first pipe relative to the second pipe.

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20130037125

PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ASSEMBLY - A pressure relief valve assembly includes a body having a passage extending therethrough. The body includes an upstream end adapted to be connected to a source of fluid pressure, an intermediate portion, and a downstream end having a downstream exit. A rupture disk is mounted in the passageway and blocks the fluid pressure of the source from the downstream end. In operation, the rupture disk configured to rupture above a predetermined differential fluid pressure. A catcher is disposed in the passage downstream of the rupture disk. The catcher generally includes a disk portion with at least one opening sized to prevent passage of the rupture disk through the catcher in response to a rupture disk failure while simultaneously allowing fluid flow through the catcher to the downstream exit.

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20130037126

GAS CONCENTRATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR PRESSURE VESSEL - A gas concentration control device for pressure vessel is provided for controlling gas concentration inside an accommodation space that is set in an interior of a chamber formed inside a pressure vessel curing oven. The pressure vessel curing oven includes a gas inlet tube with a first valve and a gas outlet tube with a second valve, which are in communication with the accommodation space. The gas concentration control device includes a gas concentration detection device, which is operative for timed detection of concentration of a gas inside the accommodation space, and a control unit for setting a predetermined concentration, performing a judgment if the gas concentration inside the accommodation space reaches the predetermined concentration according to a detection result of the gas concentration detection device, and thereby controls the first valve and the second valve according to result of the judgment.

2013-02-14

20130037127

Pneumatic Tire Valve Snap Fastener Cap and Method of Using Same - A universal valve cap for pneumatic tire valve stems allows for quick and easy access to replenish air in tires. The bottom portion of the cap has an inner thread design, engagable with the threaded valve stem, and the top or crown part of the cap has a snap fastener fitting, allowing for inflation of the tire. The upper portion of the cap has a compression spring or memory plastic that offers resistance to a compressive force that will enable the upper section of the cap to be pressed down over the stationary bottom half of the cap when pressure is applied. The bottom portion of the cap can be pushed down and locked into an open position when inserting air or checking tire pressure. A twist of the cap releases the upper portion to its original position, allowing the top of the cap to be snapped closed.

Integral Fluid Detection and Containment Apparatus - Disclosed are integral and/or portable, easy-to-install apparatuses for detecting and containing fluid leaked or otherwise discharged from a fluid-filled device and for facilitating testing and maintenance of the apparatus and fluid-filled devices. In one aspect of the disclosed invention, upon sensing a fluid discharge, the apparatus activates audible and/or visual alarms and directs the discharged fluid to a predetermined drainage area to prevent damage to areas surrounding the fluid-filled device. In another aspect of the present invention, no plumbing or electrical wiring is required to install the apparatus, thereby allowing an unskilled individual to easily and inexpensively install the apparatus. In yet another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus may be easily located since it is not dependent on gravity or a drainage pipe for discharge of the fluid. Furthermore, the apparatus optionally includes an integral leveling mechanism to accommodate leveling of the apparatus when placed on uneven surfaces.

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20130037130

REGULATORS HAVING AN ISOLATED LOADING CHAMBER AND BLOWOUT PREVENTION APPARATUS - Fluid regulators are described. An example regulator includes a regulator body defining a sensing chamber between an inlet and an outlet of a fluid flow passageway of the fluid regulator. A bonnet is coupled to the regulator body and defines a loading chamber disposed adjacent the sensing chamber. The loading chamber is substantially sealed relative to the sensing chamber and an environment surrounding the fluid regulator. A sensor guide is disposed between the sensing chamber and the loading chamber and has at least one seal to fluidly isolate the loading chamber from the sensing chamber. The sensor guide has a vent flow path between the sensing chamber and the loading chamber to vent the sensing chamber during a failure condition of the at least one seal.

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20130037131

CONTROL VALVE - A control valve includes a signal pressure passage that transmits a pilot pressure of first and second pilot chambers as a signal pressure of another device, a connecting groove that is formed in a spool and connects the first pilot chamber to the signal pressure passage when the spool is in a neutral position, a connecting hole that is formed in the spool and connects the second pilot chamber to the signal pressure passage, and a check valve that is interposed in the connecting hole and permits a flow only from the second pilot chamber to the signal pressure passage. The connecting groove connects the first pilot chamber to the signal pressure passage when the pilot pressure is led into the first pilot chamber, and blocks communication between the first pilot chamber and the signal pressure passage when the pilot pressure is led into the second pilot chamber.

AUTO DECOMPRESSION VALVE - The present invention discloses an auto compression valve, comprising a rear housing with an air release hole; a front housing screwed with the rear housing; a taper piston moveably mounted in the rear housing; a spring mounted in the front housing, wherein one end of the spring is placed in the cavity of the front housing, another end is sleeved on the cylinder end of the taper piton; a lock ring with an air release groove fixed between the rear and front housings. Air release is realized through the air release hole and the air release groove, thus all parts of the valve can be assembled more tightly to prevent coming loose, maintaining the necessary pressure for inflating tires and controlling the air leaking flow in deflation.

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20130037134

Methods and systems for improving the operation of transmissions for motor vehicles - A torque converter check valve has a valve element movable between a closed position and an open position by applying hydraulic pressure to a portion of the valve element and by applying a resilient force by a resilient element acting on another portion of the valve element. A spacer element is provided to act on the valve element and limit movement of the valve element in the direction in which the resilient element is compressed to reduce wear on the resilient element during operation of the torque converter check valve.

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20130037135

DUAL-SOURCE WATER SYSTEMS - Dual-source water systems may include a selectively controllable mechanism for receiving water from a direct line connection or from a water containment apparatus. The system also may include a filtration system, wherein water may flow through the selectively controllable mechanism to the filtration system. The selectively controllable mechanism may be a valve system and may include a transition switch to switch between water flowing from the direct line connection or from the water containment apparatus.

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20130037136

FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICE - A fluid control device includes a housing providing a fluid inlet and fluid outlet and a passage extending therebetween. The passage has a longitudinally extending tapered portion which narrows in the direction towards the inlet, and a fluid flow control member located in the passage and having a tapered end corresponding to the tapered portion of the passage. The fluid flow control member is movable longitudinally within the passage between a first position, in which the tapered end of the member engages the tapered portion of the passage and fluid flow along the passage towards the inlet is prevented, and a second position in which fluid flow along the passage is possible.

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20130037137

EXHAUST SENSOR ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE - Air required for measurement of exhaust gas components is supplied to an exhaust sensor without using a device for generating positive pressure. In a structure for arrangement, in an engine (

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20130037138

SYSTEM TO DETECT ANOMALOUS FLUIDS IN AN SCR SYSTEM - A system for a fluid tank for storing a urea solution in a motor vehicle, the system including a first float having a first density and a second float having a second density, the first and second floats being movably arranged on a guide in the fluid tank, the first density is less than a density of the urea solution at a reference temperature but greater than a density of water at the reference temperature, and the second density is less than the density of water at the reference temperature. The system further includes a control system configured to receive signals indicative of a level of the floats, and to generate an anomaly signal in response to detecting sinking of the first float and floatation of the second float.

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20130037139

Micro-Fluidic System - A micro-fluidic system comprising a micro-fluidic channel, which has a wall provided with a hole; a closing element, which is partially housed within the hole and has a membrane portion adapted to deform and a side portion sealingly connected with the above mentioned wall; and a partition arranged within the micro-fluidic channel between a first and a second segment; the closing element is deformable between a locked configuration in contact with the partition and an open configuration spaced from the partition; the closing element may be deformed by suction or by a rod or a piston.

TRANSMISSION ANTI-LEAK VALVE - A valve is mounted in a first bore in a first separable section of a transmission to block or allow fluid flow through the first bore to a second bore in a second transmission section depending on whether the first and second sections are joined together or separated. A movable portion of the valve is responsive to an actuator during relative movement of the transmission sections between fluid flow open and fluid flow closed positions. The valve can include a valve housing fixed in the first bore and a carrying plunger biased to the fluid blocking position and responsive to the actuator for movement to the fluid flow open position. The valve forms a fluid flow path between the first and second bores across the gap between the facing surfaces of the joined transmission sections.

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20130037142

DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING PERISTALTIC PUMP ARRANGEMENT - A system including a machine and a cassette that moves fluid from one source to another for use in dialysis. The machine includes at least a first set of pressure imposing valve actuators, said valve actuators being pneumatically operated and substantially adjacently disposed, and a cassette receiving portion. The cassette includes a housing adapted to be removably placed in the cassette receiving portion of the machine. The housing includes at least one inlet port adapted to be fluidly coupled to a fluid source, and at least one outlet port. The housing further includes an inlet manifold and a collection chamber, and at least one fluid pathway fluidly coupled to the two. In use, the fluid pathway disposed substantially adjacent the first set of valve actuators such that sequential actuation of the valve actuators moves a fluid through the pathways to the collection chamber.

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20130037143

EXHAUST MACHINE - The present invention provides an exhaust machine which includes a first exhaust tube, a second exhaust tube, a first closed box, a second closed box, a pipe and a motor. The first exhaust tube is connected to the first closed box and the second exhaust tube is connected to the second closed box. The pipe penetrates the first closed box and the second closed box and connects to an exhaust gas source. The pipe includes a first inner opening and a second inner opening. The motor connects to the pipe and drives the pipe to make the exhaust gas pass into the first closed box through the first inner opening or into the second closed box through the second inner opening.

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20130037144

FLUID SUPPLY FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - An apparatus is disclosed for supplying fluid to a continuously variable transmission which has a lubrication system and at least one transmission control system. The apparatus comprises first and second pumps (

FLUID VALVES HAVING MULTIPLE FLUID FLOW CONTROL MEMBERS - Fluid valves having multiple fluid flow control members are described herein. An example valve trim apparatus includes a first flow control member disposed in a passageway of a fluid valve, the first flow control member moves relative to a first orifice of the passageway to provide a first fluid flow characteristic through the passageway. A second flow control member is disposed within the passageway and is to move relative to a second orifice of the passageway defined by the first flow control member when the first flow control member is in sealing engagement with the first orifice to provide a second fluid flow characteristic through the passageway. The first fluid flow characteristic is different than the second fluid flow characteristic.

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20130037147

GAS VALVE WITH DUAL OUTLETS - A dual outlet fluid valve capable of obtaining a closed state operation mode for both outlet ports, a low flow operation mode for either operating port either individually or combined, or a high flow operation mode for either outlet port individually or combined such that at least five distinct operating conditions can be obtained. The fluid valve is not charged with fuel when in a closed position.

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20130037148

FLUID VALVES HAVING MULTIPLE FLUID FLOW CONTROL MEMBERS - Fluid valves having multiple fluid flow control members are described herein. An example valve trim apparatus includes a first valve trim apparatus to control fluid flow through a first passageway of the fluid valve and a second valve trim apparatus to control fluid flow through a second passageway of the fluid valve. The first passageway is different than the second passageway and the first valve trim apparatus includes a first valve stem to slidably receive a second valve stem of the second valve trim apparatus.

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20130037149

LIQUID-ELECTRONIC HYBRID DIVIDER - Electronic-fluidic hybrid form dividers, constructed by a simple planer droplet generation structure, a pair of signal electrodes, and a responsive control valve, which is programmed to respond to only certain signal droplets, by a basic electronic principle: change of voltage share between impedances. Detected fluidic information is addressed in both electronic and fluidic forms, and the fluidic pathway is well-confined in a simple planar structure, although its control valve is in a second layer, thereby minimizing any fluidic disturbance. Various configurations comprise a plurality of identical structures, which can alter their cumulative function by re-assignment of required voltage share. The hybrid divider can be assembled into a fluidic universal logic gate, of a simple two inlet and one outlet signal channels structure, and switch between sixteen functions by re-assigning voltage share.

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20130037150

VACUUM RELEASE SYSTEMS - Vacuum release systems that allow rapid, uninterrupted flow of a liquid through a first opening in a container when the container is inverted are disclosed. The vacuum release systems include a hole punch and can be secured to the outer surface of the container. When the liquid-filled container is inverted, pressure is applied to the hole punch to form a second opening in the side of the container. The second opening releases the vacuum by allowing air to flow into the container, which, in turn, allows rapid, uninterrupted flow of the liquid through the first opening in the container.

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20130037151

ACTUATORS FOR USE WITH FLUID CONTROL DEVICES HAVING MULTIPLE FLUID FLOW CONTROL MEMBERS - Actuators for use with fluid control devices having multiple fluid flow control members are disclosed. An apparatus includes a housing including a first chamber and a second chamber. The apparatus also includes a first actuator assembly at least partially positioned in the first chamber. The first actuator assembly includes a first stem to be coupled to a first flow control member of a valve. The first flow control member is to control fluid flow through a first flow aperture. The apparatus also includes a second actuator assembly at least partially positioned in the second chamber. The second actuator assembly includes a second stem to be coupled to a second flow control member of the valve. The second flow control member to control fluid flow through a second flow aperture, the first stem independently moveable relative to the second stem.

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20130037152

BAFFLE OR REINFORCER WITH FIXATION MECHANISM - A baffle or reinforcer includes a carrier configured to be disposed in a cavity and a fixation mechanism disposed on the carrier and configured to at least partially support the carrier in the cavity. The fixation mechanism defines an opening for receiving an expandable material. The fixation mechanism has an anti-return device configured to prevent at least a portion of the expandable material from escaping through the opening during expansion. A method includes inserting the carrier into the cavity, injecting the expandable material into the cavity via the opening in the fixation mechanism, expanding the expandable material within the cavity, and preventing at least a portion of the expandable material from escaping through the opening during expansion.

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20130037153

ELLIPTICAL CHAMBERED FLOW RESTRICTOR - This invention sets forth a water flow restrictor for insertion into a water line connected to a water dispensing fixture. The restrictor includes an in-line restrictor body having a longitudinal flow passageway. The body also has an upstream coupling and a downstream coupling so that the body can be coupled into a water line. The body further has an upstream water receiving chamber and a downstream water passing chamber. An orifice of selectable restrictive size is located between the chambers. The orifice limits the flow of water through the passageway. The upstream water receiving chamber has an elliptically converging interior configuration approaching the orifice.

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20130037154

MULTILAYER TUBE FOR TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER - The present invention provides a multilayer tube for a transmission oil cooler. The multilayer tube for the transmission oil cooler includes a hose part having a multilayer structure. The multilayer structure includes a hollow inner-layer hose and an outer-layer hose. The hollow inner-layer hose is formed of a polyphthalamide or polyamide material. The outer-layer hose is formed of a polyamide612 or polyamide610 and is stacked on the outer surface of the inner-layer hose.

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20130037155

STATIC DISSIPATION IN COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS - A pipe system for containing corrosive petroleum products with a total resistance of less than 1 MEG ohms to ground from all points to prevent the accumulation of static electricity is provided. The pipe system has at least two pipe sections, each comprising a structural layer and a corrosion resistant layer. The corrosion resistant layer has at least a conductive surface area in contact with the fluid, with the conductive surface area defining an electrical pathway extending a length of the pipe section. Each pipe section has a tapered end exposing a portion of the corrosion resistant layer. The two pipe sections are joined at the tapered ends by a conductive adhesive overlay. The conductive adhesive overlay is electrically connected to a grounding device, wherein the grounding device helps dissipate build-up of electrostatic charge in the pipe system carrying the fluid.

UP-JACKETED SUB-DUCTS - A conduit system includes at least a first conduit formed of an extruded material and a second conduit formed of an extruded material. A jacket surrounds the first and second conduits. The jacket is formed of an extruded material and has a thickness which is less than 50 mils, such as 30 mils. Optionally, the jacket includes at least one strip of material which is weakened so as to tear more easily than other portions of the jacket. Optionally, the jacket has a tensile strength which is less than a tensile strength of the first conduit.

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20130037158

ENGINE EXHAUST ASSEMBLY - An engine exhaust assembly includes an inner pipe for connecting to an engine exhaust port. An outer pipe surrounds a portion of the inner pipe. The inner pipe and the upstream end of the outer pipe form an opening therebetween for receiving air from the environment. An annular cap fills a gap between the inner pipe and the downstream end of the outer pipe. A vent is formed in the inner pipe inside and adjacent to the downstream end of the outer pipe. The flow of exhaust through the inner pipe causes air from the environment to flow into the opening between the inner pipe and outer pipe, through the space between the pipes and into the inner pipe through the vent. The downstream end of the inner pipe projects or extends beyond the downstream end of the outer pipe.

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20130037159

REINFORCED FLEXIBLE TUBING AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method for making helically corrugated rubber tubing with a helical reinforcing element embedded therein and with a relatively smooth interior surface. The tubing is formed with separate inner and outer tubular wall portions with fabric material in between. The inner and outer wall portions may be formed of different elastomeric compositions. Also the method provides for annular cuffs at the opposite ends of the tubing.

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20130037160

FLEXIBLE TUBE FOR FLUID TRANSPORT - In a flexible tube for fluid transport, a resin layer is on the outer periphery of an interlocked tube for shielding the fluid flowing within the interlocked tube. An internal-pressure-resistant reinforcing layer is on the outer periphery of the resin layer for reinforcing primarily against internal pressure, etc. of the fluid flowing within the interlocked tube. An axial-force reinforcing layer is on the outer periphery of the internal-pressure-resistant reinforcing layer for primarily suppressing the interlocked tube from deforming in the axial direction of the flexible tube. The axial-force reinforcing layer is formed from alternately winding two layers of reinforcing strips with a long pitch. The reinforcing strips are each configured from a metal strip, a resin layer that covers the strip, and the like. The resin layer is resin to which a microparticulate sulfide-trapping material has been added.

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20130037161

Treating fluidic channels - Disclosed is the treatment of the interior walls of a fluidic channel with a self-assembled monolayer of an organophosphorus acid.

BULKED YARN AND WOUND YARN FOR PRODUCTION OF WOVEN OR KNIT FABRIC, WOVEN OR KNIT FABRIC, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A bulked yarn comprising a bulked single spun yarn obtainable from a composite twisted yarn in which a single spun yarn and a water-soluble yarn together in a direction opposite to the twisting direction of the single spun yarn by dissolving and removing the water-soluble yarn in a hydrophilic solvent from the composite twisted yarn is prepared. When the bulked yarn with a length of 100 cm is hung down in a state where both ends of the yarn are fixed at a distance of 10 cm from each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction of gravitational force, twisting does not occur or an average value of the distances from the uppermost end of a twisting section to the first and second fixed ends of the yarn is 30 cm or more. The bulked yarn has excellent texture, lightweight properties, and anti-pilling properties, as well as excellent weaving and knitting properties and productivity. Further, a woven or knit fabric comprising the bulked yarn is more lightweight, more voluminous, softer with an excellent touch, and better in heat-insulating properties and air permeability, has greater anti-pilling properties, sheds no fluff, and has better rapid-drying properties despite having great water absorbency.

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20130037164

INK CARTRIDGE REFILLING DEVICE AND INK CARTRIDGE REFILLING METHOD UTILIZING THE SAME FOR INK REFILLING - The invention relates to an ink cartridge refilling device, which comprises an ink container, an ink injection channel, an air suction channel, an air inlet channel and a leakage-proof component, wherein both the air suction channel and the air inlet channel are arranged inside the ink container; and the leakage-proof component is arranged on the air inlet channel. As both the air suction channel and the air inlet channel are arranged inside the ink container, the ink cartridge refilling device has the advantages of having compact overall structure, small space usage and simple operation, reducing the number of dies in the manufacturing process, fully reducing the manufacturing cost, and solving the technical problems of large space usage, trivial operation and high manufacturing cost in the traditional ink cartridge refilling device.

METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR RAPIDLY FILLING A DOWNSTREAM TANK WITH CRYOGENIC LIQUID FROM AN UPSTREAM STORE - The invention relates to a method and equipment for filling at least one downstream tank with a cryogenic liquid, from an upstream store which contains, at a storage pressure above atmospheric pressure, the cryogenic fluid in the liquid phase at the bottom of the tank, and the cryogenic fluid in the gas phase at the top of the tank, said upstream store being suitable for feeding liquid withdrawn from the bottom of the store to the downstream tank, as well as to be supplied with fluid from the outside, characterized in that one generates and maintains a pressure difference between the upstream store and the downstream tank, by pressurizing the gas phase of the upstream store at a pressure that is greater than the equilibrium pressure of the store.

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20130037167

METHOD AND KIT FOR RECOVERING PUNCTURE REPAIR LIQUID - Provided are a method and a kit for recovering puncture repair liquid, which have made it possible to easily and quickly dispose of spent puncture repair liquid. The method for recovering puncture repair liquid according to the present invention uses a kit for recovering the puncture repair liquid which is provided with a coagulant for coagulating the puncture repair liquid and a flexible bag containing the puncture repair liquid, and includes injecting the puncture repair liquid drawn from the inside of a tire into the bag, mixing the puncture repair liquid and the coagulant in the bag, and recovering the puncture repair liquid in a coagulated state.

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20130037168

FILLING ELEMENT AND FILLING MACHINE FOR FILLING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - A filling element for filling containers includes a housing having a liquid channel, a connection for feeding liquid into the channel, a discharge port for discharging liquid into a container provided in a sealed position on the filling element, a valve in the channel between the connection and the port, an actuator for opening and closing the channel, a gas path for pre-stressing the container's interior with gas and returning displaced gas, a switching valve in the gas path, the valve being switchable by the actuator between a first state for use while pre-stressing and a second switched state for use with displaced gas, wherein in the first state, the gas path has a first effective flow cross section, and in the second state, the gas path has a second effective flow cross section, the second effective flow cross section being different from the first effective flow cross section.

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20130037169

FILTERED WATER DISPENSER - A liquid dispensing apparatus for filling at least one bottle with liquid is presented. The apparatus has an unfiltered water source, a filtration assembly, a dispensing assembly, and a bottle retention assembly. The dispensing assembly is configured to dispense filtered water into the interior volume of the at least one bottle.

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20130037170

Individual Feed Chain Tension System for Tree Chipper - A log and/or tree chipper has an individual feed chain tension system for multiple chains. A mechanism is provided for quick and easy independent adjustment for differences in chain length. Therefore, if a tail pulley is damaged, one section can be repaired while not requiring all of the drag chains to be split and the whole tail pulley removed. To keep the adjustment from moving out of adjustment after the adjusting step, a push bolt lock slips over adjusting bolts and the push bolt lock can be held in place with lynch pins.

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20130037171

Combined Feed Roller and Conveyor Sprocket/Pulley for a Tree Chipper - A log/tree chipper having an infeed with a roller member, such as a sprocket or pulley, guides a chain has at least one lug in the roller member, such lug extending above the outer surface of the chain and above a feed table. One or more auxiliary feed members with lugs can rotate with and along the same axis of rotation of the roller member and be spaced to one side of a roller member. The auxiliary feed member can be positioned at the material exit end of a feed table, or at both ends of a feed table. Lugs on the auxiliary feed members and/or the roller members/sprockets are, in some embodiments, positioned at the material exit end of the feed table work so as to work in a symbiotic relationship with the main feed roller.

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20130037172

Fine particulate flux - A fine particulate flux, an aqueous flux preparation comprising this flux, a method for the manufacture of a coated part of aluminum, aluminum alloys, steel, copper or titanium using such flux, and a method for brazing parts of aluminum or aluminum alloys to parts of aluminum, aluminum alloys, steel, copper or titanium using such flux. The flux can be obtained by sieving, or it can be obtained by removing solids, e.g., in a cyclone, from the drying gases obtained when wet fluxes are dried, especially after their manufacture. Fine particulate flux increases the viscosity of flux preparations comprising the flux dispersed in water or an aqueous or liquid organic carrier.

METHOD FOR NITRIDING SURFACE OF ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM ALLOY BY COLD SPRAY METHOD - Provided is a method of nitriding a surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy by cold spraying. That is, a surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy is coated by cold spraying, and then a heat treatment is performed thereon at low temperature for a short time period. Accordingly, the method is suitable for nitriding a surface of Al and Al alloy, which is very difficult to be nitrided, at low production costs. The method includes removing a foreign material from a surface of a mother substrate comprising Al or Al alloy; cold spraying 15 to 50 wt % of a catalyst powder and 50 to 85 wt % of a coating agent powder on the surface of the mother substrate to form a coating layer; and heat treating the coating layer at a temperature of 450 to 630° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere for 2 to 24 hours.

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20130037175

PREPARATION OF ITACONIC ACID HOMO- OR COPOLYMERS AND AMINE- OR AMIDE- CONTAINING ALCOHOLS FOR METAL SURFACE TREATMENT - The present invention relates to an aqueous preparation for passivating metallic surfaces, comprising itaconic acid homopolymers or copolymers and at least one amine- or amide-containing alcohol, to a method for passivating metallic surfaces by treating the surface with the preparation of the invention, to passivating layers and metallic surfaces obtainable by means of the method of the invention, and to the use of the preparation of the invention for passivating a metal surface.

ALUMINUM-AND-AMORPHOUS ALLOY COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - An aluminum-and-amorphous alloy composite includes an aluminum part and an amorphous alloy part. The aluminum part has an aluminum oxide film formed on a surface thereof. The aluminum oxide film defines nano-pores. The amorphous alloy part is integrally bonded to the surface of the aluminum part having the aluminum oxide film. A method for manufacturing the composite is also described.

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20130037178

PRE-DIFFUSED AL-SI COATINGS FOR USE IN RAPID INDUCTION HEATING OF PRESS-HARDENED STEEL - A press-hardened steel component and a method of producing the same. In one form, a workpiece that will be formed into the component includes a coating that is pre-diffused with metal from the workpiece substrate. Examples of such protective coatings may include aluminum-based coatings, as well as from aluminum and silicon combinations. The pre-diffusion of the workpiece permits it to be subjected to the high heating rate of a subsequent press hardening operation without causing localized melting or vaporization of the protective coating.

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20130037179

METAL ALLOYS FOR HIGH IMPACT APPLICATIONS - A casting of a white cast iron alloy and a method of producing the casting are disclosed. A white cast alloy is also disclosed. The casting has a solution treated microstructure that comprises a ferrous matrix of retained austenite and chromium carbides dispersed in the matrix, with the carbides comprising 15 to 60% volume fraction of the alloy. The matrix composition comprises: manganese: 8 to 20 wt %; carbon: 0.8 to 1.5 wt %; chromium: 5 to 15 wt %; and iron: balance (including incidental impurities).

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20130037180

HIGH-STRENGTH COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet includes, by mass %, C: 0.10% to 0.40%, Mn: 0.5% to 4.0%, Si: 0.005% to 2.5%, Al: 0.005% to 2.5%, Cr: 0% to 1.0%, and a balance of iron and inevitable impurities, in which an amount of P is limited to 0.05% or less, an amount of S is limited to 0.02% or less, an amount of N is limited to 0.006% or less, the microstructure includes 2% to 30% of retained austenite by area percentage, martensite is limited to 20% or less by area percentage in the microstructure, an average particle size of cementite is 0.01 μm to 1 μm, and 30% to 100% of the cementite has an aspect ratio of 1 to 3.

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20130037181

INTEGRATED PROCESSING METHOD FOR SHEET STEEL HOT STAMPING AND HEAT TREATMENT - A processing method is provided integrating hot stamping and controllable subsequent heat treatment in the technical field of hot working for steels. It includes the steps of selecting and preparing a steel blank, hot stamping treatment, controllable temperature quenching, adjusting the temperature of the steel blank to a tempering temperature and fine stamping at the same time. The invention combines the hot stamping and controllable heat treatment to improve the strength of material with precise plastic deformation and save energy as well. The tensile strength of the processed steel is greater than 1900 Ma.

METHOD FOR FORGING METAL ALLOY COMPONENTS FOR IMPROVED AND UNIFORM GRAIN REFINEMENT AND STRENGTH - A method of forging includes a first forging action that changes the shape of a metallic alloy work piece. A second forging action further changes the shape of the metallic alloy work piece after the first forging action. A heat treatment step is conducted after the first forging action and prior to the second forging action. The heat treatment step includes subjecting the metallic alloy work piece to a heat treatment temperature that alters the microstructure of the metallic alloy work piece without the application of a forging action that changes the shape of the metallic alloy work piece.

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20130037185

HANDBAG ASSEMBLAGES - A handbag assemblage system with main bags and cover slip accessory bags for overlaying the main bag and hung therefrom by corresponding arrays of holes of such bags engaging projecting studs of the main bag, enabling a line of uncovered bags or a variety of covered bag assemblages for diverse aesthetic and functional purposes.

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20130037186

CUSTOMIZABLE HANDBAG AND METHOD THEREFOR - A customizable purse has a main storage compartment. A covering is removably attached to an exterior surface of the main storage compartment. The covering has a predefined depth to form an additional storage area on the main storage compartment.

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20130037187

REMOVABLE, AFFIXABLE WALLET FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A removable, affixable wallet for attachment to a portable electronic device such as a cell phone. The wallet is configured to hold personal items such as credit/debit cards, currency, and other small items in a compact and convenient way. The wallet comprises a base sheet and a top sheet attached to the base sheet with an open side to form an opening and a slot between the two sheets. An adhesive is applied to a back side of the base sheet to affix the wallet to a surface of an electronic device, such as a cell phone. The wallet is lightweight, slender, and does not appreciably change the size and shape of the portable electronic device. The affixable wallet is easy to attach and detach from the electronic device.

2013-02-14

20130037188

REUSABLE PACKAGE COVER - A reusable prefabricated package cover of unitary construction is formed from a web of two-way or four-way stretch machine-washable elastic fabric, and dimensioned and configured to receive one or more objects having a generally rectilinear configuration within a predetermined size range of height, width and thickness. The package cover is extensible for receiving one or more objects to be covered in close-fitting relation, the sleeve including a unitary flap portion overlapping a portion of an opposing wall, to thereby completely enclose and encase the object or objects placed inside the cover.

2013-02-14

20130037189

TIRE TREAD FOR A TWO-WHEEL VEHICLE - Tread for a tyre for a two-wheel vehicle improving grip when running on a usage surface liable to become slippery; this tread comprising blocks (

2013-02-14

20130037190

PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire including a tread portion, side wall portions, and bead portions, wherein the tread portion includes a plurality of circumferential grooves having a groove width of not less than 3.0 mm and which extend in a tire circumferential direction while meandering, and a plurality of lateral grooves having a groove width of not less than 3.0 mm and which communicate between a pair of circumferential grooves adjacent in a tire width direction. The circumferential grooves and the lateral grooves partition two rows of polygonal blocks formed by arranging a plurality of polygonal blocks, having a polygonal shape with not less than five corners, in a staggered manner along the tire circumferential direction. A polygonal rib extending in the tire circumferential direction is disposed between the two rows of polygonal blocks. The polygonal rib is adjacent to the two rows of polygonal blocks.

2013-02-14

20130037191

PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion, side wall portions, and bead portions. The tread portion of said pneumatic tire includes at least one groove unit including a main groove extending in a tire circumferential direction and an auxiliary groove extending in the tire circumferential direction that has a smaller width than that of the main groove. The main groove and/or the auxiliary groove meanders in a wave or zigzag manner, and the main groove and the auxiliary groove intersect so as to intertwine with each other. Additionally, a rib portion extending in the tire circumferential direction is disposed adjacent along the groove unit including the main groove and the auxiliary groove.

2013-02-14

20130037192

PNEUMATIC TIRE - In a pneumatic tire including a tread portion, side wall portions, and bead portions, a plurality of drainage grooves formed from circumferential grooves or width direction grooves is provided in the tread portion. The drainage grooves partition land portions. A plurality of loop-shaped narrow grooves formed so that a pivot angle from a starting point to a terminating point is not less than 90° and less than 360° is concentrically disposed in the land portions. At least one end of the narrow grooves is open to a common drainage groove.

2013-02-14

20130037193

RUN FLAT TIRE - A run flat tire with reinforced sides, wherein inner and outer rubber thickness ratios centered on a carcass layer in a side wall portion are stipulated and a side filler extending in the tire radial direction is embedded on the outer wall surface side of the side wail portion. In this run flat tire, the modulus of the side filler/modulus of a side reinforcing layer, the modulus of a rim cushion/a modulus of the side filler, the cross-sectional area of a bead filler/cross-sectional area of the side filler, the cross-sectional area of the side filler/cross-sectional area of the side reinforcing layer, the rubber hardness of the side reinforcing layer, and the material of belt cover layers are each stipulated.

2013-02-14

20130037194

VEHICLE - A vehicle is fitted with a run-flat tire provided with: a carcass extending from a tread through a sidewall to a bead core of a bead assembly; and a side-reinforcement rubber layer that has a crescent-shaped cross-section and is disposed inside the carcass in the sidewall. A heat-conducting member having a coefficient of thermal conductivity of at least 0.3 W/(m·K) is disposed on the inner surface of the tire. The run-flat tire is further provided with a cooling device that cools the run-flat tire by blasting a fluid onto the fun-flat tire and/or the wheel rim.

2013-02-14

20130037195

SPLIT PLY TIRES AND BEAD AREA MONOCOMPONENTS - An intermediate article of manufacture formed as a first stage bead area subassembly for a split ply pneumatic tire carcass is disclosed. The bead area subassembly has an annular bead core; a bead apex; a ply strip; and preferably a sidewall affixed to the ply strip. The subassembly is formed into a disk-shaped bead area monocomponent. The ply strip is wrapped about the bead core and the apex to form a ply turnup and both the ply strip and the ply turnup extend radially outwardly from the bead core. The bead area subassembly when formed into the disk-shaped bead area monocomponent is placed on an annular holder device. The combination of the bead area monocomponent on the holder device can be stacked for storage and latter assembly into a split ply carcass. Preferably, the ply turnup can be oriented extending inside or axially inward of the bead core on final assembly to form a split ply tire having axially inside turnups. In the preferred embodiment the ply strip is reinforced by radially extending ply cords.

2013-02-14

20130037196

PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE - A pneumatic radial tire has a carcass ply wound up around a bead core, a chafer wound up around the bead core to be arranged in an outer side of the carcass ply, and a side wall rubber. A reinforcing rubber is provided between a rubber filler and the side wall rubber to pinch a wind-up end of the carcass ply and a wind-up end of the chafer. The reinforcing rubber has a monolithic layer extending in a tire diametrical direction. An upper end of the monolithic layer is positioned at a height which is 0.9 to 1.1 times a height of a tire maximum width position based on a rim reference line. A lower end of the monolithic layer is positioned in an outer side of the chafer at a height within ±10 mm based on the rim reference line.

2013-02-14

20130037197

Process of resurfacing a substrate with an engineered quartz material - The invention relates to a method of resurfacing a substrate with an engineered quartz material comprised of 93% ground up quartz and recycled post-industrial or post-consumer materials mixed with 7% pigments and binders with a thickness ranged from 5-19 mm. The method includes cutting a first piece with an overhang and an edge piece of the engineered quartz from the slab material, attaching the edge piece to the overhang to form a seam at 90-degrees and attaching 1.5″ wide fiberglass cloth strips to the inside edge to reinforce the seam to form a resurfacing assembly and adhesively attaching the resurfacing assembly to the substrate.

2013-02-14

20130037198

Heating System for Composite Rework of Aircraft - A method and apparatus comprising a laser unit and a controller. The laser unit is configured to generate a number of laser beams. The controller is configured to operate the laser unit to generate the number of laser beams resulting in a desired level of heating of a composite patch that cures the composite patch on a composite structure.

2013-02-14

20130037199

JOINING METHOD AND JOINING APPLIANCE - A method for joining studs to workpieces, in particular for the purpose of stud welding, comprising the steps of acquiring a distinguishing dimension of a stud to be joined by the application of a sensing element to the stud and through measurement of a travel distance of the sensing element as it is applied to the stud; and then joining the stud to a workpiece, if the dimension of the stud is within an allowable tolerance range, and the allowable tolerance range is adapted in dependence on the travel distance of the sensing element measured during a preceding method step.

2013-02-14

20130037200

Absorbent Articles With Garment-Like Refastenable Seams - A disposable absorbent article includes a fastening system that can be repeatedly fastened, unfastened and refastened. The refastenable seams formed by the fastening system components provide a garment-like appearance,

ELECTRONIC EYEGLASS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS PRODUCTION METHODS - An object of the present invention is to provide electronic eyeglass and liquid crystal lens production methods that eliminate the need for forming a liquid crystal injection path in the liquid crystal lens, while making provisions so as to be able to sufficiently maintain a prescribed gap between substrates. The electronic eyeglass and liquid crystal lens production methods includes the steps of placing a sealing agent so as to form a closed planar region on at least one of first and second transparent substrates, dropping a liquid crystal material into an inside space enclosed by the sealing agent, bonding the other of the transparent substrates onto the one transparent substrate on which the liquid crystal material has been dripped, and filling a resin into a space created outside the sealing agent.

2013-02-14

20130037203

METHOD OF CONTROLLING DEPOSITION OF A CONTINUOUS ELONGATED ELEMENT IN BUILDING A TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS, PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING A TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A method of controlling deposition of a continuous elongated element in building a tire for vehicle wheels, includes; feeding an initial end of a continuous elongated element of elastomeric material through a slit bounded by a first roller and a second roller of a calender; retaining the continuous elongated element against a peripheral surface of the first roller; laying the initial end of the continuous elongated element against a deposition surface; rotating the calender around an oscillation axis that is substantially coincident with a contact generatrix between the first roller and the second roller; and dragging along the continuous elongated element together with the deposition surface.

2013-02-14

20130037204

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSLUCENT RIGID SUBSTRATE LAMINATE AND TRANSLUCENT RIGID SUBSTRATE BONDING APPARATUS - Provided is a method of manufacturing a translucent rigid substrate laminate to improve a positional precision. Further, a translucent rigid substrate bonding apparatus contributing to improvement of the positional precision while increasing production efficiency of a plate-shaped product is provided. In the method of manufacturing the translucent rigid substrate laminate and the translucent rigid substrate bonding apparatus according to the present invention, when translucent rigid substrates are bonded in a predetermined positional relationship by interposing a photo-curable fixing agent therebetween, the entire fixing agent interposed and spreading between both translucent rigid substrates is cured everytime the translucent rigid substrates are bonded.

2013-02-14

20130037205

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device by feeding carrier films from continuous rolls, respectively, and by bonding optical films, which are being peeled off or have been peeled off from the carrier films, respectively, to first and second panel surfaces of a liquid crystal panel, respectively, with a pressure-sensitive adhesive interposed therebetween so that the liquid crystal display device is obtained. The method includes: a first bonding step including bonding a first optical film to the first panel surface; a rotation step including rotating the liquid crystal panel; a second bonding step including bonding a second optical film to the first optical film; and a third bonding step including bonding a third optical film to the second panel surface of the liquid crystal panel.

METHOD OF ADHERING HARD SILICONE RESIN, METHOD OF ADHERING SUBSTRATE HAVING FINE STRUCTURE, AND PREPARATION METHOD OF MICRO FLUIDIC DEVICE UTILIZING ADHESION METHOD - A method for adhering a major substrate to which nano sized concave and convex structures are formed without damaging the concave and convex structures can be used in a production method of a microfluidic device including nano sized fluidic channels. The substrates may be adhered under heat free and adhesive agent free environment by exciting the substrate surface including hard silicone resin with atmospheric plasma or vacuum ultraviolet light, then juxtaposing and pressurizing the surface of the hard silicone resin substrate and glass substrate. The silicone rubber composition is applied on the contact face of the cover substrate and then the silicone rubber composition is cured to form the silicone rubber layer and then the ultraviolet light is exposed under the condition that the surface of the major substrate being formed with concave and convex structures is contacted closely to the silicone rubber layer of the cover substrate.

2013-02-14

20130037208

POWDER-COATED GLASS PRODUCTS - A method of manufacturing a powder-coated glass product. The method comprises depositing thermosetting powder on the upper most first surface of the glass substrate and curing the thermosetting powder to form a coating on the first surface. The curing step comprises applying heat via infra-red radiation located below the second surface of the glass substrate and via the second surface of the glass substrate. The source of infra-red radiation comprises a box having an internally-reflective surface and a heat-transmissive lid located below the second surface of the glass substrate. At least one infra-red lamp is located within the box to emit the infra-red radiation into the box, and the infra-red radiation emitted into the box heats the air within the box for conduction of heat from the air through the lid to the second surface across the gap between the lid and the second surface of the glass substrate.

2013-02-14

20130037209

OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION METHOD AND OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTING DEVICE - An optical fiber connection method for connecting an optical fiber to an optical waveguide on a circuit board, including arranging an end portion of the optical fiber along a groove such that an end face of the optical fiber contacts with a core end face of the optical waveguide, the groove being formed on the circuit board and extending to the core end face of the optical waveguide, wherein an extended portion of the optical fiber extending out of the groove is arranged being inclined at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the circuit board, pressing an optical fiber hold-down member against the circuit board by a pressing member, the optical fiber hold-down member being arranged on the circuit board via an adhesive so as to cover the end portion of the optical fiber, and curing the adhesive while pressing the optical fiber hold-down member against the circuit board.

MACHINING DEVICE - A device and method are provided for the web-like machining of workpieces (

2013-02-14

20130037213

AMINO GROUP TERMINATED IMPACT STRENGTH MODIFIER AND USE THEREOF IN EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure relates to impact strength modifiers, the derivative products thereof, and the use thereof in producing two-component epoxy resin compositions. The disclosure in particular relates to amino group terminated impact strength modifiers prepared by reacting a polyurethane prepolymer having isocyanate groups, a primary diamine, and optionally at least one Michael acceptor. The two-component epoxy resin compositions thus formulated are characterized by a great increase in impact strength while retaining an acceptable tensile shear strength. The impact strength modifiers according to the disclosure and the epoxy resin compositions comprising same are in particular suitable for vehicle manufacturing.

2013-02-14

20130037214

CURVED GLASS SHEET ETCHING DEVICE - An etching device is disclosed. The etching device comprises a base; a receiving member mounted on the base, the receiving member defines a receiving hole to receive an etching solution, the receiving member comprises a side surface, the side surface defines at least one spraying hole interconnected with the receiving hole, and at least one spraying hole is adapted to spray the etching solution; and at least one rotating member rotatably mounted on the base, opposite to the side surface of the receiving member.

2013-02-14

20130037215

DEVICE FOR THE MASTER MOULDING TECHNIQUE PRODUCTION OF AN INTEGRAL STRUCTURAL COMPONENT MADE OF A FIBRE COMPOSITE MATERIAL REINFORCED BY STRINGERS FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A device for the master moulding technique production of an integral structural component made of a fibre composite for an aircraft that is reinforced by stringers includes at least one moulded part forming a mounting surface to create an exterior or interior surface of the structural component, onto which at least one channel for evacuation of the structural component covered by a vacuum film is arranged, with the structural component comprising a skin-like laminate and a plurality of stringers which are disposed spaced apart from one another, wherein at least surface sections between adjacent stringers are covered with an auxiliary stripe, which comprises a textile ventilation fleece which rests on a vacuum film, and a pre-assembled release film firmly connected therewith, the width (B

2013-02-14

20130037216

TIRE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A tire manufacturing apparatus for precisely mounting an annular tread on a base tire with the width center of the base tire aligned with the width center of the annular tread. The tire manufacturing apparatus includes a drum to which a base tire is secured, a holding means for holding the annular tread by its inner periphery, and a moving means for having the holding means approach or separate from the drum along the rotation axis of the drum. The holding means is provided with a conveying means to have the annular tread, which is held by the holding means, approach or separate from the base tire. And the conveying means mounts the annular tread on the outer periphery of the base tire by conveying the annular tread in the approaching direction at a conveyance speed which is equal to the travel speed of the holding means in the separating direction.

2013-02-14

20130037217

COMPOSITE SECTIONS FOR AIRCRAFT FUSELAGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH SECTIONS - Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections, are disclosed herein. A method for manufacturing a shell structure in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes applying composite material to an interior mold surface of a tool to form a skin extending 360 degrees around an axis. The method can further include positioning a plurality of stiffeners on an inner surface of the skin. After the stiffeners have been positioned, a vacuum bag can be installed over the stiffeners and evacuated to press the stiffeners and the skin outwardly against the interior mold surface of the tool. Next, the skin/stiffener combination can be cocured to bond the stiffeners to the skin and harden the shell structure.

2013-02-14

20130037218

APPARATUS FOR MAKING BODILY FLUID ABSORBENT PAD - A bodily fluid absorbent pad has a shape symmetric in a longitudinal direction as well as in a transverse direction. A dimension of the pad in the transverse direction is larger in opposite end regions than in an intermediate region. The pad is formed along opposite side edges with first and second compressed lines. Paired compression rolls are used to form the first and second compressed lines, and at least one roll constituting the paired compression rolls is formed on a peripheral surface thereof with compressing units projecting from the peripheral surface. The compressing units are arranged in a circumferential direction to form one row and at least one additional row adjacent to the one row in an axial direction of the roll. There is an offset between the compressing unit in the one row and the compressing units in the other row in the circumferential direction.

2013-02-14

20130037219

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE, SET OF MATERIAL ROLLS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A system for manufacturing an optical display device includes providing a roll of a belt-shaped sheet material including an optical film and a release film, which has score lines previously formed by cutting layers of the material other than the release film. The optical film is bonded to a rectangular optical display unit of the display device. In the bonding steps, a first optical film is divided by the score lines into pieces each having a length corresponding to a long side of the display unit, and a second optical film is divided by the score lines into pieces each having a length corresponding to a short side of the display unit. The first optical film has a first polarizing plate whose longitudinal direction is parallel to its absorption axis, and the second optical film has a second polarizing plate whose longitudinal direction is parallel to its absorption axis.

2013-02-14

20130037220

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BONDING WAFERS - In a method of and apparatus for bonding wafers, the method includes heating a first wafer having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) until the first wafer reaches a first temperature, heating a second wafer having a second CTE that is different from the first CTE until the second wafer reaches a second temperature that is different from the second temperature, and bonding the first wafer and the second wafer to each other.

2013-02-14

20130037221

ROLLER PLATFORM FOR TIRE INFLATION CAGE - A roller platform for use in a tire inflation cage includes a frame and at least one roller assembly and facilitates the rotation of a rim-wheel within the tire inflation cage. The roller platform includes a frame having members that are spaced so that the tire stop on a tire inflation cage fits between the frame members. The roller platform includes cross members that are spaced so that the cross members fit between adjacent bars of a tire inflation cage and so a bar fits between the cross members.

2013-02-14

20130037222

TIRE BEADING LOCKING TOOL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A tire bead locking tool is provided. The tool may include a body; a first jaw connected to the body; a second jaw pivotally connected to the body and located to oppose the first jaw; a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock the first and second jaws in a relative position with respect to each other; and a resilient member attached to one of the first and second jaws and located between the first and second jaws. A method of manufacturing may also be provide. The method may include: forming a body; forming a pair of jaws on the body wherein at least one of the jaws pivots with respect to the body; attaching a resilient member to at least one of the jaws; and forming a locking mechanism that can selectively lock the jaws in a position; and extending a handle further from the jaws than the locking mechanism.

2013-02-14

20130037223

LIQUID CONCENTRATOR - A liquid concentrator having an evaporator assembly and a cyclonic separator includes features designed to improve the performance of the liquid concentrator. A settling chamber is separated from a sump of the cyclonic separator. A liquid inlet opening into a mixing chamber of the evaporator injects wastewater at low pressures. Features to aid in the cleaning of the liquid concentrator include easy open doors and clean water injection ports for cleaning interior portions of the liquid concentrator.